Action brought on 4 January 2017 — Equivalenza Manufactory v EUIPO — ITM Entreprises (BLACK LABEL BY EQUIVALENZA)

(Case T-6/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Equivalenza Manufactory, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: G. Macías Bonilla, G. Marín Raigal and E. Armero Lavie, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: ITM Entreprises SA (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: The applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word elements ‘BLACK LABEL BY EQUIVALENZA’ — Application for registration No 13 576 616

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 October 2016 in Case R 690/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

uphold the present action and accordingly annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO, as defendant, and, as appropriate, the other party to the proceedings, ITM Entreprises, to pay the costs of the present proceedings.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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